Is it an OS vendor “bug” if I delete system32.dll (despite all the warnings) or remove my hard drive and flush it down the toilet?

Maybe we have a different idea of what constitutes a “bug.” In my view, preventing users from running their preferred software or configuring their machine however the hell they want to is the “bug.” Forcing AI into every nook and cranny is a “bug.” So your OS vendor can shove it. I am my own OS vendor.

Yes, your OS shouldn't allow you to break the OS. There is no user benefit in letting the user due such a thing. Only user harm.

Well mine allows it, and if it is ever “locked down” to the point where I can’t do what I want to with it then I will patch and recompile to regain whatever I lost. Such is the beauty of open source. I can twist it, shape it, or even break it if I want to.

There is no benefit in allowing critical components of the OS to be deleted. Why would you add such functionality back when the only practical ability you gain is the ability you break your system and have to waste time fixing it. It's bad design.

> Linux users should hold their OS vendors to a higher standard than accepting that a user should become QA.

Yeah I’m going to demand my money back next time I break X.

Just because something is free. It doesn't mean you can call out unprofessional behavior. Since macos is free should all macos users ask for a refund when they encounter something they don't like?

MacOS is included with the price of Apple hardware.

I’m glad the Linux community doesn’t engage in too much professional behavior. It would be really annoying if Linux was as locked down as a proprietary OS is, and I suspect contributors would find the whole thing less fun, so they’d share less code as a result.

That would be offset by a larger number of people contributing as part of their job. Take a look at the Linux kernel itself as an example of this.

Blink twice if you are trapped in Windows and need help.